Zestful, fun, opinionated – even slightly irreverent – this graphic-novel-meets-gardening-book empowers readers to make their own decisions in the vegetable garden because the authors, two garden coaches, talk frankly about issues…and don’t always agree. Authors Balzer and Biggs are gardeners, horticulturists, and garden coaches living in different time zones and climate – and in different stages of life (she a grandmother and he a Gen Xer with three small children). Balzer has a soft spot for gadgetry, while Biggs tends to be cheap. But despite their differences, they have a lot in common, including a belief that gardening is a lot easier than most people think. And they share a disdain for unnecessarily complicated advice. They both see the soil as the foundation of success in the garden, and instead of thinking about gardening in a zone-focused way, they take the concepts of weather and microclimate and give gardeners ideas for stretching the season.